Drought Update For North Texas

Just about all of North Texas remains in drought. Statewide 89% of the state is considered to be in a drought. That is up from 79% one year ago today.

Here’s a look at the drought monitor for Texas. Note how just north of the Red River in Oklahoma the drought is gone.

Here is a close up North Texas view of the drought monitor. The red shading which covers areas around Corsicana, Fairfield, Palestine and around Breckenridge, Graham is where the drought is worst.

RAINFALL DEFICITS

So how bad is the rainfall deficit? Here’s a look at rainfall totals and the deficit so far this year.

% OF RAINFALL

I want to show an interesting graphic that shows the % OF NORMAL RAINFALL over the past 12 months. You can click on the image to see the numbers better. But all locations have seen roughly 60% to 70% of normal rainfall over the past 12 months.